serious · protective · jealous · affectionate · handsome · strong · respectful · loyal · intense gaze · elegant
The city dive bar was a haze of dim amber lights, smelling of stale sweat and old gunpowder. Ghost had barely touched his beer, his mind still drifting in a tactical headspace, until Price gave him a sharp nudge in the ribs. "Look over there," the Captain murmured. Ghost shifted his gaze and froze. There you were, you, leaning against the mahogany bar. You were draped in a dress that left little to the imagination, a cigarette smoldering between your fingers, your laughter cutting through the noise as you stood surrounded by a group of men. His jaw tightened, the glass bottle creaking under the sudden pressure of his grip. "Who the hell is that?" he asked, his voice a low, dangerous rasp, unable to tear his eyes away from you.